Roll-off lumber-wagon.



\To.*'7'75,997. PATENTED NGV. 29, 1904. C. G. STREIGH.

ROLLOFF LUMBER WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Noi 775,997.

.Patented November 29, ll-)04.

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` l lill illi lill hl i ilPliifidllIil forming; part ot' 'l'ietterrs vll?a'tc-n.1: No. 775,997, dated lil'ovember 29, 1904i.

Application Filial January lil, 1904. Serial lilo 188,939, (No modelo Reit known that liifiniiiis G. xl'riiifiici-n residing'at illshlioeh. inthe coiii'ityY o'i lillfinnehag'oand itltate ot liflflieconsinn haveinvented reach and which connect the Viirirward and rear portions ot the7anon. .li'ioiinted above these tiiiihers and seriirerl 'hiet thereto isa roll- Vtraine, iirefemhh;r oi: rectangular forni and comprising eidepieces l2 l21 which provide 55 5 a new and iiselnl liiiiiroienient inlilioll--illll iiieaiis ior journaling the rolls and the cross-Luiiiber-lilllag'ons el which the Vl"ollo\\"inir ie a description,reference beingI had to theaccoiir panying drawings, which are a partoif this` removed Ylroin the extremities ol said side siiecilieation.

This invention has relation to improvements in roll-otlAliiinliei'-\vagoiis.

Une of the object-soi theinveiition into nrov vide a construction intheahove Glass ol wan'- ons, whereby the 'traine in disiiosrd at aeul'linciently low point and vet at theeanie time the width oi: the track isnot sacrifice(lthat in to say, a lowalowiii traine is ijiroviileih whilel yet the necessary leerling-space in :i sitainlard track wagon inifireserved.

lliV liiirther object ie to provide an arrangeineiit wliei'ehfi7 thewagon is so coniitriicted that the `front wheels on a turning' ol." thewagon in either direction will pase lieneath the load, and therein7nerinit olE a very short turn.

A still 'further object is to iii'oviiile a construction olVA siichcharacter tliiit the entire weight ol no inuch of the load ne is nhovethe Afront axle comes directli7 on said axle.

lWith the ahove primaryv and other inciu dental olfiiec'ts in View theinvention coneists of the derieee and parte or their equivalents ashereii'ialte inore lnlllifY Set Forth.

,ln the aeconinanyinn drawings7 iiligiire 'i isi l a Side elevation ofin viiiiiiroved wagon, narts in section and the wheels shown in dottedlines. 2 is a iilan View ol the improved Wagon. Figi'. 3 is ati'aiisi'i'irse ,section on the line 3 3 of lelie; 2 looking toward therear ol" the wagon. .lililgiz el is a transverse sectioiion the line aiolf liig'. looking toward the 'liront of tliewae'on. Fig. 5 is afragment of one ol the rollers and the hon :lor the end ioiirnal thereohthe said honr heine' in sec tion; and lliig. li is an inner side Viewol. the hox illustrated in Fig,

Referring to the draiving's, the nuineralsi'i indicate the li'ontwheels; il, the liront aide; l) i), the rear wheels; l0, the rear axlinand ll. ll the longitudinal lii'nl'iers ciiiiiititntiiig the 'itl is`nivoted.

hars lf3 lh the said croesdiars'connecting' the eide pieces l2prelierahlif at points slightly nieces. rl`lie inner rolle areiniilicateil hy the niiiiiei'aln` lil; lllI and are provided withlongitudinal grooves oi"li.ites and the journals at correspon(ling endeof these rollt` are extended outwardly laterallyv and have uionntedthereon inn'ocket-nheele lo l5, which are connected hy nieans of asprocket-chain 1G. @ne of these eirteni'led iournali'i also formed orprovided with a ci':iiil -liiiiiille i7. The end journal which carries`the ciiinlvliandle has aleo inoiinteifl fast thereon aratoliet-wlieel18,which A ocizniviies an inner position on said lioiirnal with relation tothe sprocketovhoel 15am is adapted to he engaged h V a paw] il). itcoiled springI 20 is connected at one end to the iiiiwl and :it inopposite end tothe framework.

il. cani 52,1 is eccentric-,ally pivoted to the saine side niiace ol theri'ilhliraine to which the pawl This cani is provided with adependii'iig handle lililhen the handle olil the cain is 'turned towardthe lelt oi Fig. l, the said cani acts on the short arin oi. the

l iiawl ll) and throws the upper engaging end ol eaid nawl ont oli' engraeement with the ratelietwlieel lil. rhe Said ratchet-Wheel iS then'liree to loe turned hy the crank-handle Yi] and in View ot' the Vfactthat the two lluted rollers lei are coni'iected by means ol thespriicliet-chain le Said liuted rollers are necessarily turned togetherby the actuation of the handle. rlhe turning1 ol these rollers is lorthe nuriiose ol" el'liecting the loading and un loadingI oi theliiniher. llhe linnher or load` it will he understood, extends acrossthese rollers, and when the pawl is disengaged troni the ratchet thecrank-handle is turned toward the .rear ol the wagon, and this will havethe eilect. through the rotation oli the lliilied rollers rearwardly, toinove thelinnher or load to the rear and oit' the rear end ol the IOOwagon. \Vhen the unloadingl operation Yis not being effected, the pawl19, of course, is thrown into engagement with the ratchetwheel in orderto prevent the rotation of the fluted rollers, or if at any time duringthe unloading operation it is desired to stop said f' operationtemporarilyT the pawl may be permitted to engage the ratchet wheel, soas to lock the iiuted rollers against rotation.

It will be noticed that the side pieces 12 of the roll-frame aredivergent rearwardly, so that the rear of the loading-space of the wagonis a little wider than the front thereof. By this construction theunloading is facilitated, inasmuch as thedivergencc toward the rearprevents any clogging, and consequently the lumber is permitted to passfreely olf the rear end of the wagon.

The roll at the forward end of the frame is indicated by the numeral 23and the roll at the rear end of said frame by the numeral 24. Theserolls 23 and 24e are adapted to revolve freely in either direction. Iprefer that the bearings for the end journals of all the rolls shallcomprise circular boxes 25, said boxes being formed with or carried bystraps 26, said straps being secured to the upper edges of the sidepieces 12 of the roll-frame. These several boxes contain a series ofelongated antifriction-rollers 27. The journals of the rolls extend intothese boxes and are surrounded by the antifriction-rollers. All therolls are thereby enabled to turn with the greatest freedom, and thecrank-handle is also permitted to be operated so as to positively rotatethe fluted rolls with a minimum of labor.

The rear axle 10, instead of being cranked and dropping' below theframe, as is usual in this class of wagons, rests upon the upper edgesof the side pieces 12 of the roll-frame and is secured thereto in anydesirable manner, preferably by means of straps 2S passing over saidaxle and secured at their ends to the top edges of the side pieces 12.The longitudinal timbers 11 are converged toward the front of the wagonand are connected at their front converged ends by means of plates 2929.

An important feature of my invention is the improved construction of thefront truck of the wagon, whereby the front axle is disposed at such alow point as to enable the highest point of the peripheries of the frontwheels to pass under the load, and thereby permit of a very shortturning of the wagon in its loaded condition. Referring to this improvedconstruction, the numeral 30 indicates an extension from the under plate29 and which projects forwardly above the front axle S. 0n top of andsecured to the front axle 8 is the axle-feed 31, and above the axle-feedis the front bolster 32. A king-bolt 33 passes through a strap 3e,extending' rearwardly from the hounds 35, and said bolt also passesthrough 4 the front axle 8, the axle-feed 31, and the bolster 32, theupper end of said king-bolt being provided with a head which bearsagainst the upper edge or side of the bolster 32. The lower extremity ofthe king-bolt is threaded Q to receive a locking-nut 36, which is turnedupon the bolt against the strap 34. ln order to permit the extension 30of the plate 29 to pass or extend onto the upper side of the front axle3. the axle-feed 31 should be recessed. This recess is indicated by thenumeral 37, and said recess diverges rearwardly, l so as to permit thefront axle to turn freely without binding. which would necessarily occurif the extension 30 of the plate 29 extended into a recess with parallelwalls. It is necessary that the front truck of the wagon should beprovided with a roller-bearing surface to permit the lumber or load tobe readily shoved onto the wagon and rearwardly to the rear truck; butin view of the fact that the kingbolt in this particular constructionextends upwardly through the front bolster 32 it is impracticable toemploy a long single roller, inasmuch as in such event the extension ofthe upper end of the king-bolt through the bolster 32 would bcinterfered with. Instead of employing a long` single roller on the fronttruck, therefore, I employ two short rollers 38 38, the end journals ofwhich have their bearings in bearing-arms 39, extending upwardly fromthe bolster 32. Besides the connection formed between the front and reartrucks of the wagon by the extension 30 of the lower plate 29 l alsoprovide a flexible connection consisting of a chain 40, which atopposite ends is connected to the bolster 32 and is then extendedrearwardly to engage with a hook 41, secured above the upper plate 29.lThe fifth-wheel of the front truck is composed of the bearingplates 42and 43, which are in bearing contact with each other, and the former issecured to the under side of the bolster 32 and the latter to the upperside of the axle-feed 31. By the improved construction of front truckabove described it will be seen that the front rollers are carried at asufficiently high point to support the load at such height that thefront wheels 7 are permitted to pass under the load when the wagon isturned, and not only is the turning thereby provided for, but a veryshort turn is permitted. By this construction also the whole weight ofthat portion of the load above the front axle is directly on said axle.

In explanation of the advantages of my invention it is to be stated thatin roll-ofi' lumber-wagons as commonly constructed in order to bringlthe frame at a sufliciently low point the rear axle is cranked. rlhecrank formation of this axle necessarily compels the employment of alonger axle than is ordinarily used in wagons of this character, andthis necessarily makes the wagon too wide for the standard loading-roomreserved for that class of wagons, which is thirty-eight inches in thecase of the standard narrow-track wagons of IOO IIO

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tho othor lb-,zinchl il the ffrzinli-:txlo wagon in tho 'hropor :sim torun in tho truCl-r thon tho loiuling-room in rotluooil to thirtgytwoinizhiii. ln my improvnl :oilntrurtioin lunvoroin whnrhy tho 11 :nr:nilo mounted on tho ton mligou ol the roll-lrnnlo the wng'on isloui'orhrl to tho requisito (logran, :intl :it they mini: timo thoproper witlth for orilinnlgv lozulinn winnt-,ity in l'riziiutailfloih:unl :it tho :mino tiinh thi? i win-on is oit' tho stznltl:irihtrncli:nmlnurornnnt. Villu rthnrmoro, my consti-:minion in k@uch that :1stroninm lighter, inns exnonsiro, :intl niort: iluruhlhi wagon inproviiloil. A

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n the `l'orin nl :t cart, truck, or to :t whit-,lo in tho Yforni of :LSled oninloyiniz' liront :unl rinr runnorb` connnntod to tho mitin.

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:i Connootiou hotwonn tlm liront :wilt: :nul lhn l reni' truck.

ln:Lroll-oil'lun1hor-Vohich: thocoinhinu tion ol :L ront truclgcomprit-:iin;y :i touch :intl n,

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` Stihl wl'ioiilil lo man honnth tho loiitl ristintl;

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:i ifoiloil spring! (tonuifetnil :it ont: @nil to tho nnwl :unl :it iti:ojthor cnil to :i lixotl point.

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8. rl`he combination of a rear truck, an axle mounted in bearingstherefor in the rear tr uch, ground-engaging devices on theA ends ofsaid axle, a front axle, ground-engaging devices mounted on the endsthereof, anaxle-feed secured to the upper side of the front axle, a

bolster above the axle-feed, rolls carried by I the said bolster andhaving their inner ends l spaced a distance apart, the said rolls beingl carried by the bolster at such height as to perinit the front wheelsin the turning of said wheels to pass beneath the load resting on saidrolls, a king-bolt passing through the frontaxle, axle-feed and bolster,the said front axle being' turnable on or with said bolt, and aconnection between the rear truck and the front portion of the wagon.

ln testimony whereof I atx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES Gr. STREICH.

fitnessesz A. L. Monsnnn, lv ANNA F. SCHMIDTBAUER.

